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Hello... …and welcome to the May/June issue. It’s a beautiful morning as a write this; the sun is out and so are the bluebells, the lambs are racing up and down the field, and I’m immersed in work I love. It’s also the day after we all heard about the death of Peaches Geldof and as I’ve moved through the morning I’ve been trying to fathom how these things can coexist; the beauty and the pain of the world. It’s got me thinking, again, about what it is that enables us to find meaning in our lives. One way is to feel connected to others through relationships that matter; family, friends and the wider community. We’re so lucky to live in a place where community ties remain strong, demonstrated in so many ways throughout this magazine; by the traditional summer events organised to preserve the fabric of our villages; by the British Asparagus Festival and new Upton FAB Festival, both set up to celebrate local food heroes; by the campaign to build Worcestershire Breast Care Unit; and by the fantastic prizes donated for our competitions, this time by Eckington Manor, Upton FAB Festival and The Roses. It’s my privilege to bring all this together in one place and to connect you to an ever growing number of local traders and organisations. I hope you enjoy this issue and remember that you can now keep in touch with Life in the Village every day on twitter. It’s fun, easy and completely free so join in the conversation. Until next time,

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Contents Competitions & Vouchers 9 Competition with Upton FAB & Eckington Manor 43 Competition with The Roses 46 Your Money Saving Vouchers

Local Events 14 An Invitation To Upton FAB Festival 16 Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival

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32 Beckford Open Village Weekend 38 Bredon Flower Festival

Local Life 4 Welcome 10 Why We Need Worcestershire Breast Care Unit 13 Garden Buildings; Space For You with L & L 19 Financial Advice from Paul Urmston of 2plan 20 WWT Wildlife Page: Bredon Hill 25 Vet Nurses with Folly Gardens Vets 26 Heating Advice from Johnston Scotia 29 CGT Launches a Gold Service for Landlords 35 Security Marking with West Mercia 41 Is Your Mower Fit For Summer with GMHS 45 Life in the Village; Join Us On Twitter 49 Index

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Front cover image: ÂŠ www.Shutterstock.com/pukach. This page clockwise from the top; AsparaMadness with Wychavon ; Paul Urmston Independent Financial Advisor with 2plan, Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Festival with Tewkesbury Rotary Club; Chef Mark Lloyd with Upton FAB Festival

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ECKINGTON MANOR Eckington Manor, listed in the coveted Michelin Guide, is a luxury 5* Gold B&B hotel and state of the art cookery school set on a 260 acre farm. The first prize allows you and a friend to relax, enjoy the countryside and take home some great new cookery skills. Choose from a broad range of one day cookery courses including, ‘Introduction to Bread Making.’ All courses are informative and fun and include eating your own cooked dishes for lunch with a glass of wine or two and recipe packs to take home. Afterwards, relax with a gin and tonic in the historic hall house or take a stroll along the River Avon. After a good night’s sleep under the finest Italian cotton bed linen, awake to a delicious full English breakfast featuring local, home grown produce. For more information about Eckington Manor visit www.eckingtonmanor.co.uk

HOW TO ENTER Names will be drawn at random. Send an email or postcard with your name, email address and contact numbers to arrive no later than Friday 30th May. Either:  send an email headed ‘Competition’ to theteam@uptonfoodandbeerfestival.co.uk  or send a postcard to Upton FAB Festivals Competition, Suite 5s Deer Park Business Centre Eckington, Pershore, Worcs WR10 3DN Terms & Conditions: One entry per household. Competition closes on 30/5/14. The winners will be informed by 6/6/14. Choice of cookery course and accommodation is subject to availability. The names of the winners can be obtained from Jo watts, Upton FAB Festivals Competition, Suite 5s Deer Park Business Centre Eckington, Pershore, Worcs WR10 3DN. Prize not redeemable for cash. Judges decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into. By entering this competition you agree to be contacted by FAB Festivals. Your information will not be shared with any third party.

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We talked to the Worcestershire Breast Care Team, Consultants Steven Thrush, Rachel Bright-Thomas & Michelle Mullan about their vital work.

What is the purpose of the new breast care unit? It will give us a suitable setting in which to care for the one in three women in the County who will need to see a breast care specialist at some point in their life. One in eight women and one in 1000 men will develop this disease in their lifetime. In Worcestershire, that equates to 600 people diagnosed with breast cancer every year. The scale of this illness is such that it affects us all; ourselves, our families or our friends. Everybody knows somebody.

How are patients currently cared for? We have a specialist team providing excellent care but we desperately need dedicated space and facilities to develop new and more efficient services. Currently, breast patients in Worcestershire share crowded clinics with other services; canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have all the investigations on their first assessment, making return visits necessary; have to visit services across several floors of the hospital, with repeated queuing, dressing and undressing; do not receive

radiography results immediately; are often referred out of the County and have a much more time-consuming and stressful experience than they need to. Most people who come fear they have cancer so, whatever their results, the process is frightening. Everyone with symptoms needs rapid and thorough assessment and those with breast cancer require the most efficient and stream-lined care possible. What is your vision? We already have a site for the new

Campaign Patron Jacquie Clements (left) and Trustee Alison Hollis ( right)

NEW! Support us online, on facebook & twitter! Thanks to Callum Davies who has donated hours of his time we now have a brand new website! Two volunteers have also launched our new facebook and twitter accounts. Please use them to support us, donate, follow our events & share your stories. Could you be a volunteer? Please call 01905 733786

Unit (pictured above) which will be at based at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. It will provide rapid efficient assessment and care; treatment in welcoming and private surroundings; facilities that will maximise the skills of our specialist teams; fewer return visits; good news delivered swiftly; space for complementary therapies and support group meetings; counselling rooms for reflection and discussion; new clinical equipment, including an ultrasound machine for sole use by the breast unit and highresolution imaging screens; flexible space for use by support groups as well as other patient activities and a prosthesis fitting room.

Main Photo: The Breast Care Team Consultants; Steven Thrush, Rachel Bright-Thomas and Michelle Mullan. Here: the building that will become Worcestershire Breast Care Unit

What’s new at the campaign? We are delighted to confirm that our new website is live. We have also launched on social media, a fantastic platform for supporters to learn more about our work, publicise events and talk about fundraising efforts. Please do like, share and follow us so we can reach as many people as we can! We’re keen to make our website more interactive (tweets appear scrolling) so do contribute to our blog with your fund raising or health stories; 200-300 words on what you are doing, how and why. We are so grateful for the variety and weight of support we have within the community which has already helped us raise £1,185,000 of our £1.8m goal.

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TEWKESBURY CLASSIC VEHICLE FESTIVAL

NEW! Craft Fayre Too The Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle festival was created for the lovers of all classic and vintage vehicles to enjoy a by-gone age of engineering. Yet today, this 100% charitable event caters for all the family, reports Ted Elwes of Tewkesbury Rotary Club.

f you want a great family day out this summer, mark Sunday 17th August in your diary. Our festival is unique to Tewkesbury and bigger than most other vehicle rallies that take place locally. We expect over 400 exciting and classic cars and bikes. Tewkesbury School (GL20 8LF) is a great location, within easy walking distance of town, and 200 yards from M5 J9. The Festival opens at

11am. Recent entries ranged from a 1904 Peugeot Open Tourer to a De Lorean and a Jensen Healey. A special visitor last year was a pre war Rolls Royce Phantom 11, (pictured) now owned by Roger Head of Highnam. The son of the original owner, a Swiss banker, was re-united with the car at the Festival. When you’ve had your fill of cars and bikes the Heywood sisters will be singing the favourite period songs you love. There are fine teas, cakes, burgers and hot dogs plus a licensed bar, over 120 trade stands and market stalls, selling everything from auto-jumble parts to jewellery, crafts and furniture. Please visit our website to find out more.

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Sunday 17th August Craft Stalls Wanted! Do you run a craft business, producing anything from jewellery to jam? Last year we started a successful “market” area including 80 pitches taken by craftsmen and women producing a huge variety of goods. With good weather, more than 1000 people passed through the gate to see the classic cars & bikes and visit the craft market. This year, we are offering 3m x 3m pitches plus a car space for £17.50 each. Craft stall holders will be grouped near to food and drink. Stalls are offered on a first come, first served basis so book early to secure the best location. To book your pitch please call us at on 01684 850940 / 07976 950856 or send an email via the ‘trade stand’ page on our website www.tewkesburycvf.org

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Keen gardeners in Ashton under Hill are working hard on their planting and pruning in time for their 37th annual Open Gardens event, which takes place on Saturday 7 th and Sunday 8 June 2014. Over 1000 visitors are expected over the weekend, arriving from all over the UK and often overseas. They will be able to enjoy strolling around over 20 varied and interesting gardens, ranging from small cottage garden plots to larger landscaped grounds. Chairman of the organising committee, John Dodge said: “Many of our visitors comment on what a warm and friendly welcome they receive and some of them come back every year because there’s always something new to see.” This year, to reflect the World Cup, the theme is ‘The Wonderful World of Plants.’ Gardeners will

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Celebrating Asparagus in the Vale The British Asparagus Festival Vale of Evesham 23rd April – 21st June 2014 Celebrating the Worlds finest “gras.” Numerous events and activities will take place during this two month long festival that honours the growing, harvesting and eating of this sumptuous delicacy. The Vale of Evesham is definitely the place to be for true connoisseurs. For further information on the Asparagus Festivals events please contact:

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tradition has even proved popular in previous years with BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson who attended the event in 2011. Bank Holiday Monday 26 May: Asparagus Festival Family Fun Day. The Fleece, Bretforton hosts vintage fairground attractions, fantastic local produce and live music.

Saturday 31 May & Sunday 1 June: Asparafest. Returning for its second year at Ashdown Farm, Evesham, this boutique festival provides an A-Z of weekend entertainment with a mix of magical Wednesday 14 May: Asparagus Night The cookery demonstration at music, the freshest of food, Eckington Manor Cookery School fascinating farm and country crafts, will show you just how diverse this frolicsome fun, barrels of beer and unique vegetable is. awesome asparagus. Wednesday 14, 21 & 28 May: Asparabus Coach Tours. Dudley’s Coaches and Evesham Vale Tour Guides are providing an entertaining “Asparagus Experience” and value for money day out around the Vale of Evesham. Complete with an asparaguide you are sure to gain a fascinating insight into the majestic green vegetable. Contact Dudley’s Coaches 01386 792206 to book your seat. Sunday 25 May: Bretforton Silver Band Asparagus Auction. The Fleece Inn, Bretforton hosts the Silver Band Asparagus Auction as hundreds gather in the courtyard to bid for the season’s largest freshest local asparagus. This long standing

Friday 20 – Sunday 22 June: Evesham National Morris Weekend. Celebrating a local pastime with a national competition attracting morris dancers and sides from across the UK competing on the Evesham River Bank for the highly prized Evesham stick. Real ale and music make for a weekend filled with fun free entertainment. Saturday 21st June: AsparaWriting Gala Festival Finale in Evesham Library. Announcement of the winners of the competition and the presentation of the prizes by crime novelist and writer, Simon Brett. Make your bookings by visiting www.AsparaWritingFestival.co.uk

New for 2014! ASPARAWRITING Wed 23 April— Saturday 21 June There are nine two-day events during this new Festival, each hosted by a different writer. The Evesham Hotel provides a base, and the exclusive asparagusthemed dinners with the authors will be held in the private dining room, while the workshops are held at the historic Coughton Court. An important part of the Festival is the AsparaWriting Short Story competition. Entries had to be in before midnight on Saturday 29 March 2014. Shortlisted and prizewinning entries will be published in a printed anthology, which will be for sale at the end of the Festival. A Gala Festival Finale on Saturday 21 June in Evesham Library will draw the Festival to a close, with the announcement of the winners of the competition and the presentation of the prizes by crime novelist and writer for radio and television, Simon Brett. Make your bookings by visiting the website detailed opposite or telephone The Evesham Hotel 01386 765 566.

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Phil Eberlin of GMHS has over three decades of experience in the garden machinery industry. We asked him for some tips on getting the most from your mower this season. What’s the most common mower problem? Without question, it’s damage to carburettors caused by using out of date fuel. Many gardeners don’t realise that fuel will go off and cause issues if stored in machinery for any length of time. Given the requirements of the EC Directive regarding fuel content, this is set to become more of an issue in the future. New regulations state that 10% of the fuel that manufacturers produce has to be renewable which means that it will have a higher ethanol content. Ethanol attacks anything that has rubber in it, like fuel pipes. The vapours also absorb moisture from the atmosphere, creating gum deposits on the carburettor which will ultimately cause a blockage. How can we prevent carburettor damage? The solution is to use Fuel Fit, an inexpensive fuel stabiliser which costs just £4.20 for enough to treat approximately ten gallons. You simply put a measure in your fuel can each time and pour it into

the system. It will help your engine start and run smoothly and help prevent gum deposits. Any tips on maintaining garden equipment? Now is the time to check, overhaul and sharpen all your garden equipment. We service and maintain all makes of mowers and garden machinery. All work is guaranteed and with a large selection of spare parts in stock we can ensure a fast turn around, usually within the week. With 30 years in the industry, we have accrued the knowledge to help you choose the most suitable equipment for your needs. We only deal in top quality, sustainable goods and are agents for Oregon, market leader based in Tewkesbury, and many others. Why not call and see if we can help you? For more information please pop into Highfield Business Park, Deerhurst, call 01684 299995 or order online at www.gmhs.co.uk

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Vale Heating & Plumbing

Is your boiler in an awkward spot? We have lots of clever solutions for your home such as the floor level boiler shown here below. Talk to us today!

Boiler Installations & More:  Full central heating services  Boiler servicing incl. boiler contracts Solar thermal hot water systems

  All heating and plumbing services  Bathroom installations  Kitchen installations  Stoves, Gas & Electric Fires  In house building services Please call or pop in today

Vale Heating & Plumbing Ltd

01386 556585 www.valebathroomandfires.co.uk

Visit our showroom just off Pershore High St. and talk to us about your heating and plumbing needs. We supply and install full heating systems including Gas and Oil Boilers from Worcester, Bosch Group & Vaillant. Boiler Servicing and Maintenance Contracts available. With 20 years experience in the industry and a fully qualified team of in-house engineers you will get an expert fitting, guaranteed. We also have a range of fires on display including woodburning stoves, gas and electric models, surrounds, accessories & more. Unit 5A, Rear of 79 High Street Pershore WR10 1EU

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